Centre County Library and Historical Museum - Keller Letters

Benjamin is having difficulties getting a required Power of Attorney signature so he can help settle his nephew's estate for his siblings and himself. Appraisal of the estate's real estate is high therefore the taxes will be high. There is a dower of $4,000 on the land but the 'old lady has died'. Benjamin also tells about his Churches' Print Estate in Chambersburg, Pa. settlement progress after its burning by the Confederates.